Kick Off: Ballon d'Or Dream Team nominess announced; Cavani out for PSG clash

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Ballon d'Or Dream Team shortlist of forwards announced

Despite the fact the regular Ballon d'Or awards aren't running in 2020, there has been an update to the Dream Team Ballon d'Or project, with the shortlist of forwards having been announced.

The Champions League is here: A complete preview

Later than scheduled, the 2020/21 Champions League group stages finally get underway this week. The start of this season's competition has been delayed due to the extension of last campaign and the summer tournament in Lisbon.

Man United leave Harry Maguire and Edinson Cavani at home for PSG clash

Edinson Cavani will not make his debut for Manchester United against former club Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday after the striker was left at home for the Champions League opener in Paris.

These things happen

Atletico confirm Diego Costa suffers muscle injury in the left thigh

Diego Costa underwent tests at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra that confirmed he has suffered a muscle injury in the left thigh. The striker is pending response to treatment.

The reason behind Koeman's clash with Nyom

Barcelona's 1-0 defeat to Getafe on Saturday through up many curious images but the one that gained the most attention was the clash between Blaugrana coach Ronald Koeman and Azulones full-back Allan Nyom. Words were exchanged between the pair, with the Dutchman clearly unhappy at the behaviour of the defender.

Juventus announce squad for Kiev trip

Juventus are travelling to Ukraine with only two strikers in the squad, as coach Andrea Pirlo continues to cope without Cristiano Ronaldo.

Man Utd 'agree £14m first-refusal option with Sporting Lisbon for Luis Gomes'

Manchester United have yet another Sporting Lisbon star in their sights with the club weighing up a move for 16-year-old Luis Gomes, according to reports.

What they say

Lampard admits he's aware of Chelsea's problems after shipping another three

Frank Lampard insists he knows exactly how to shore up Chelsea's leaky defence after conceding another three goals at the weekend.

'He's not one of us anymore' - Mbappe has no room for sentiment with Cavani

Kylian Mbappe boldly stated his mind is fully focused on beating Manchester United on Tuesday night despite potentially coming up against former team-mate Edinson Cavani.

Laporte puts rival aside to wish Van Dijk a full and speedy recovery

The Manchester City defender showed camaraderie towards the Liverpool centre-back who faces at least six months on the sidelines.

Koeman: After what happened, Barcelona cannot be Champions League favourites

Ronald Koeman has been quick to dismiss any talk that Barcelona are one of the favourites to win this season's Champions League. The Catalans start their 2020/21 European campaign on Tuesday evening against Ferencvaros.

Solskjaer reveals Bruno Fernandes will captain Manchester United against PSG

Bruno Fernandes has been named Manchester United captain against Paris-Saint Germain in the absence of Harry Maguire – even though the Portugal star didn’t know it.

Ander Herrera lifts the lid on why he left Manchester United for PSG

Ander Herrera has lifted the lid on his reasons for leaving Manchester United in 2019, insisting he didn't want to go but wasn't shown love by the club.

Koeman: ’Van Dijk was too lazy and too arrogant but now he's one of the best‘

Barcelona's Ronald Koeman considers Virgil van Dijk to be one of the world's best defenders, but he didn't think that way while both were at Southampton.

Former Blues striker believes Kepa is now the third choice keeper at Chelsea

Kepa Arrizabalaga is now Chelsea's third-choice goalkeeper due to his inability to remove errors from his game, claims Tony Cascarino.

Shakhtar coach: When you have Cristiano Ronaldo, you should never let him go

Spanish coach Luis Castro is the boss of Shakhtar Donetsk, who Real Madrid face in their opening encounter of the Champions League group stage. The Ukrainians have been boosted by the fact that ten of their players who have been absent in the last two weeks due to COVID-19 have come back with negative results.

In depth

Messi steps down from his pedestal

When Lionel Messi isn't on form, Barcelona find it difficult to get results. You just have to look at the recent matches against Getafe and Sevilla to understand that.

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